House Blocks Amendment to Protect Supreme Court from Radical Expansion
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The U.S. House failed to pass a crucial Republican-backed amendment that would have safeguarded the Supreme Court from left-wing attempts to pack the bench and undermine judicial independence.
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly rejected a vital joint resolution championed by Republicans to amend the Constitution and permanently set the Supreme Court at nine seats. The measure, which garnered 212 votes in favor and 206 against, fell short of the two-thirds supermajority required for constitutional amendments, exposing the dangerous partisanship of the current Congress.
Only one Democrat, Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, had the courage to stand with Republicans in defense of the Constitution, while independent Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, who caucuses with Republicans, disappointingly voted against the amendment. This highlights the lack of bipartisan resolve to protect the Court from leftist schemes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rightly took to X to remind Americans that supporting the Constitution and defending the integrity of the Supreme Court should not be controversial. He called out Democrats for making this a divisive issue, as they continue to push radical socialist policies and threaten the foundations of American democracy.
The vote came after another important resolution condemning socialism, which passed 220-192 with some bipartisan support. Both measures are seen as necessary responses to the growing influence of the far left, especially as the nation approaches the critical November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
Democrats have repeatedly floated dangerous proposals to expand the Court or impose term limits, seeking to dilute its current conservative majority and impose their agenda. The Constitution wisely leaves the size of the Court to Congress, but history has shown, as with President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s failed 1937 court-packing plan, that such power grabs are rightly rejected.
Republican leaders, including Sen. Chuck Grassley, have steadfastly opposed any expansion, warning that it would erode judicial independence and set a dangerous precedent for future generations.